WEBVTT THERE'S A SCAM PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT. PEOPLE ARE SENDING OUT THE E-MAILS SAYING THEY ARE COMING FROM THE IRS TAX PAYER ADVOCATE SERVICE SO IT LOOKS OFFICIAL. IT SAYS THAT YOUR 2013 TAX RETURN HAS BEEN FLAGGED FOR PROCESSING ERROR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEN IT SENDS YOU TO ANOTHER SCREEN WHERE THEY COLLECT PERSONAL DATA. FIRST OF ALL THEY NEVER HAD THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE IRS. IF YOU GET PUSHING E-MAIL TO FORWARD IT TO DISHING irs.gov. IF YOU GET E-MAIL THAT DAY SAES I,V, IT'S NOT THE IRS. LAST YEAR HE WORKED ADDS A TEMP CAN WE APPLY THAT FOR TAX PURPOSES? YOU CAN TAKE AN IRA DEDUCTION, 5500 WITH YOU ARE MORE THAN 50. HE HAD $50,000 OF XEN -- $5,000 UP TO COMPENSATION. HE COULD TAKE 5,000. OR IF HE WAS UNDER THAT IT IS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. HE CAN TAKE AN IRS OPEN AN IRS AND TAKE A DEDUCTION FOR $5,000. PURCHASED PROPERTY FROM SOMEONE WHO FINANCED IT ALL. IT WAS DONE THROUGH A TITLE COMPANY. CAN I CLAIM THIS IF SO WHERE DO I PUT IT ON MY TAXES. I DID NOT GET A FORM FROM HIM. THIS PERSON THEY CAN TAKE THE INTEREST. DEPENDS WHETHER IT IS PRIMARY RESIDENCE. IF IT IS PRIMARY SCHEDULE A. IF IT WAS INVESTMENT OR RENTAL PROPERTY SCHEDULE E. THE PERSON SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THEM A FORM 1098 MORTGAGE INTEREST. THAT'S WHAT THEY WOULD GET THE NUMBER FROM. THEY HAVE AN AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE THAT SHOWS THE BREAKDOWN FROM THE SFRONT ENTRANCE. THE LELLER SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THOME. 498. YOU CAN E-MAIL TAX QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO TAX QUESTIONS AT wbaltv.com OR GO TO OUR WEB SITE AND CLICK ON CONSUMER ALERT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET TOUCH